Have you ever had the opportunity to go Costa Rica? You're in luck! A group of students will be going to Costa Rica during spring break of 2020 and we would love for you to join us. See beautiful plants, amazing animals, and make once in a lifetime memories. We will be zip-lining through the rainforest, hiking through lava flows from an ancient volcano, horseback riding through the mountains, white-water rafting, all while spending time with friends and making memories. You can even get FREE college credit! This is a great opportunity and is being offered at a great price. This is a 7 day all inclusive trip - meaning you get airfare, lodging, meals, and all the day trips included!

In addition, there is financial assistance available if you qualify (call 800-468-5899 if your family's adjusted gross income is $85,000 or less). In addition, you can take part in the Gift of Education fundraiser to try and lower your costs even more. You can have all these great experiences for the low rate of $2542 before financial assistance and fundraising. Don't wait, sign up today to take advantage of lower monthly payments so that you can spread the cost out more. This trip is open to anyone that is 9th grade or older as of next school year.

So grab your friends, siblings, parents, etc and sign up today. If you have any questions at all, please contact Amanda Thompson at athompson@claymontschools.org or at (740)922-3471 ext 18045. You can sign up online at www.worldstrides.com/signup and use Trip ID#171880 and be sure to use PROMO CODE WS2020TRIP to get this price.

As an added bonus, the next 4 people to sign up can receive an additional $50 off so sign up today! We look forward to having you join us on this amazing trip!

This trip supports the life science standards and is not sanctioned by Claymont City Schools, but will be planned and chaperoned by a Claymont teacher, Mrs. Thompson.

REMEMBER
With the warmer weather, all shorts must be approximately mid-thigh length. The interpretation and judgment relative to the student dress and grooming code rests solely with the school officials and is final.

Claymont's Junior/Senior prom, On the Red Carpet, is THIS Saturday, April 27 at the Kent Tusc Performing Arts Center. Walk-ins are from 7pm to 8pm and the dance is from 8pm to 11pm. Students can purchase tickets at www.myschooldance.com. Family and friends are invited to join us in welcoming our stars on the red carpet starting at 7:00pm.

Subject Test	Date
ELA I	April 2+3
ELA II	April 4+5
ELA Makeups	April 1 through 19
Government	April 24
American History	April 25
Biology	April 26
Algebra	April 30
Geometry	May 1

Congratulations to Claymont Mock Trial Team at January's District Competition in New Philadelphia. Only 4 Total Local Teams were chosen to advance to Regionals on Friday, February 15th in Marietta and Claymont High School advanced 3 out of 4.

• Lily Conn
• Erin Gentol
• Katherine Host
• Mallory Ong
• Caylan Rentsch
• Dekin Vanderpool

• Colt Barnhart
• Lydia Cochran
• Grace Furniss
• Samantha Mann
• Noah Stewart
• Rachel Ralston

Intent to participate form for ALL new and returning CCP students

• ccp form

The Tuscarawas Area Counselor's Association (TACA) will be putting on a Mental Health Night on March 12 at Kent Tusc. PAC. The doors will open at 6:30 and the program will start at 7:00. The guest speakers this year will be Jan Callentine and Orvis Campbell. Students and Staff are encouraged to attend.

Reminder that the Junior State ACT is scheduled for Feb 20.

Here are a couple of links that will help our students prepare for the ACT, including the opportunity to take a practice test and use free personalized resources with ACT Academy:

• www.act.org/stateanddistrict/examinees
• https://academy.act.org/

Interested senior students (Class of 2019) could be a part of MEDCAMP at Northeast Ohio Medical University!

MEDCAMP is a three-day intensive immersion experience held in the summer, designed to stimulate students’ interests in the sciences related to medicine and to expose them to opportunities in those fields. The program provides “hands-on” experiences in biomedical science workshops involving research, clinical problem-solving and an introduction to the fields of clinical medicine.

Interested seniors may apply online by visiting http://www.neomed.edu/medcamp. Applications are due by April 3, 2019 and you will be notified of your acceptance by May 3, 2019.

The cost for this experience is $150.00. Since a number of tuition waivers are available, cost for tuition should not discourage any interested student from applying to MEDCAMP.

The Claymont Foundation, Inc. will award scholarships to graduates of Claymont High School who are full time undergraduate college students attending a technical trade school, community college, or university.

There are two (2) types of scholarships available - academic merit based and financial need based.

The application must be received by the Claymont Foundation at PO Box 222, Uhrichsville, OH 44683 or received electronically at foundation@claymontschools.org by 3:00 pm on March 1, 2019.

Winners will be notified by a letter in April. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the Claymont Foundation banquet on May 11, 2019 where scholarships will be awarded.

Applications

• Application For Current High School Students
• Application For Current College Students

For all (new) interested CCP students (grades 7-12) There will be an informational night at Kent Tuscarawas in the Performing Arts Center on Feb 19 at 6:00. If you have not attended a session we recommend that you do so on this evening. A letter of Intent to Participate Form must be turned into the guidance office by April 1, 2019

Attention juniors and seniors: Kent State is once again offering its Engineer for a Day program. It's an opportunity for students to explore the field of engineering and technology. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, February 5th. Contact Mr. Meiser for more information.

Claymont Boosters are sponsoring a Claymont Gaming Tournament at Claymont Middle School on February 15th, Pick up an information flyer & Registration form in the Main office!

Important Scholarship Information Attention Seniors: Please see Mrs. Rossi in room 204 and pick up an application if you are interested in applying for a CEA scholarship. Due Date is March 1st, 2019.

This past weekend our Mock Trial Team went to Cincinnati and participated in a scrimmage against more than 20 teams. We proudly brought home two awards:

1. Taylur Cunningham for Outstanding Witness
2. Caylan Rentsch for Outstanding Attorney

Congratulations to these two young ladies and all of the participating members for their hard work during these two days.

Learn below!

Click to read the letter sent home to parents!

On Tuesday November 20th Claymont High School will be hosting the following events:
Financial Aid Workshop5:00pm to 7:00pm CHS Library computer lab.
Make sure to bring the following with you for the workshop:

• 2017 Tax Return for both Parents and Student
• 2017 W-2
• Social Security Numbers
• FSA ID(If Already Created)

Congratulations to Keanna Avery on her signing with Wheeling Jesuit University!

Click below to view our photo gallery highlighting our Halloween festivities!

On Monday, November 12th, the sophomore class will be visiting Buckeye Career Center. We will be leaving the high school at 9:00am and returning around 1:30pm. Lunch will be provided by Buckeye Career Center. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the career center!

Starting Monday November 5th students will be able to wear their Pajamas every Monday from now until Christmas Break. You can either pay 2 dollars for the days you want or 10 dollars for the entire time.

The team is 3rd place in points, they are currently Undefeated with a win of 35-18 over Indian Valley. Their final match of regular play with be against Ridgewood at home. There will also be the Final IVC Tournament Saturday November 3rd at Indian Valley Highschool.

Claymont is using PTCFast.com this year to make signups as convenient as possible. Click the picture aboveto schedule your conference.

Colvin Hershberger placed 15th out of 180 runners in the Cross Country Regional Tournament held yesterday at Pickerington North. He posted a time of 16:55 in the cold and rainy weather!! He will represent Claymont at the State Championships at National Trail Raceway (Hebron, OH) next Saturday, November 3 at 11:45am. Way to go, Colvin!

CHS Choir concert 7pm on the 30th. On November 8th, Sophomores will go to BCC, fill out forms online to attend. Jostens will be at BCC to collect forms. The wrestling poster will be photographed on Thursday after school at the high school, and lastly if you'd like to join indoor track see Mrs. Barnhart. Let's get this bread.

Sport your favorite meme on Wednesday and wear school colors on Thursday. Volleyball district semi-finals the 24th at Malvern. Watch our glorious Mustangs take a swing at the Braves on Thursday, the 25th for the IV football game. If you are interested in joining indoor track, see Mrs. Barnhart.

Hey, it's ya'boy Wyatt with your weekly update. Any 18 year old interested in voting in the November election should see Mr. Buxton before Tuesday October 9th, and "put bullying to bed" by wearing pajamas on the 10th. Purple-out homecoming FB game vs. Newcomerstown October 12th. Homecoming dance 8 pm to 11 pm with tickets on sale for $5 that can be purchased from Mrs. Kunkle.

The Claymont Academic Challenge team won their first meet...defeating Tuscarawas Central Catholic 47-30. The performance last night was good enough for 2nd place in the IVC standings. Coach Schilling says amazing job and he will see you in practice.

Our fall blood drive will be on Thursday, September 27 from 9:30am-1pm in the gymnasium. Sixteen and seventeen-year-olds wanting to donate need to get a parent permission form from the main office or from Mrs. Kunkle in room 138. A picture ID will be required to donate blood on that day.

For our 922 day celebrations, we will host an assembly to present Academic awards from last year, recognition of staff members who are Claymont graduates, and cheers led by the cheerleaders.

Next (We need your patience and positivity), we will be going out to the practice field to make a human “922” that will be videotaped by drone.

For lunch, we will be grilling outside and Students can use chalk to put positive messages on the sidewalks. Unless it rains. In that case, we will still grill.

The plan is for Student attending to come to the High School in the morning. 12th BCC & Fulltime BCC will be bused back to BCC at noon.

**We need a head count for buses & lunch **

Congratulations!

The volleyball team hosted a home match last night against East Liverpool. The JV won in two sets: 25-19, 25-21. The Varsity won in 4 sets: 25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22. Reagan Norman had 25 assists, 8 kills, 7 digs, and 10 points. Keanna Avery had 20 kills, 15 digs, 7 blocks, and 4 points. Ryleigh Ronald 9 kills and 5 blocks. Paige Rossi had 14 digs, and 12 points while Regan Brown had 14 digs. A big thanks to our awesome cheering section! We love your support! The Lady Mustangs take on Ridgewood on Tuesday for our Team Purple game!

Next Wednesday during 5A, B and C lunch periods, we will have a student involvement fair in the gym. After you eat, make your way to the gym to learn about all the clubs and activities at our school. There is something for everyone, so get involved!

The Claymont Freshman Volleyball team earned another win again New Phila last night. They won in two sets - 25-11, 25-23. The JV and Varsity teams take on Malvern tonight at Home and East Liverpool tomorrow night at Home. Both matches begin at 5:30 pm.

The Claymont golf team of Garrett Devore, Blake Akers, Hunter Cunningham, Drew Brick, Marcus Steve and Bryden Doane defeated Newcomerstown last night at Hickory Flats Golf Course. The team is back in action tonight at Big Bend against the Strasburg Tigers with a tee time of 4:00. Congratulations and good luck, golfers!

Welcome letter to the Claymont Community from Claymont High School principal Amy Lint Conn:Letter from the Principal

Wednesday, August 15

8:30am to 10:00am - Grade 12 Schedule Change Requests

10:30am to 12:00pm - Grade 11 Schedule Change Requests

1:00pm to 2:30pm - Grade 10 Schedule Change Requests

7:00pm to 8:00pm - Freshman Orientation - Freshman students will receive their schedule at Orientation.

Friday, August 17

8:30am to 10:00am - Freshman Schedule Change Requests

Any student who cannot attend their session will be able to request a schedule change the week of August 27.

Wednesday, August 22

6:30pm to 7:30pm - Open House

Thursday, August 23

7:55AM(Tardy Bell) to 2:55PM(Dismissal) - First Day of School